Brokertec Database Access Subscription

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE Brokertec Database Access Subscription #SS-OFR-21-044 The Bureau of Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service), on behalf of The Office of Financial Research (OFR) and the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), intends to contract with CME Group, Inc, 20 S. Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606, on a sole source basis for Brokertec Database Access Subscription. There is no competitive vendor or regulatory agency that provides these datasets. The proposed Contractor developed and owns the propriety and patented hardware, software and algorithms that are used in these products and support the services specifically required for this acquisition; thereby the proposed source has the sole unique technical and other resources required for this acquisition. In order to monitor liquidity and prices in Treasury markets, the OFR requires up-to-date data covering order books for the Department of the Treasury market at a high frequency. In order to give a comprehensive view of Treasury market liquidity, the data must cover a large share of volume across maturities from two (2) years to thirty (30) years and must include the full order book. Real time data is also essential for monitoring developments in the market, while historical data is crucial for evaluating the developments in context. Additionally, historical data covering price discovery, one of the key functions of the Treasury market, across on-the-run and off-the-run securities is necessary to assess the Treasury market in context. Tick-by-tick data is key to studying this process, since price discovery occurs at a high frequency. This data must extend back at least to the wake of the financial crisis in 2009, and ideally would include data going back to the early 1990s, since a longer sample will allow researchers to assess Treasury market functioning over a variety of regulatory regimes and interest rate environments. The OFR and FSOC currently use the proposed contractor’s brand name product for the continuing mission to deliver an annual assessment of the state of the U.S. financial system, as required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. The period of performance for the purchase order is anticipated to be a twelve (12) month base period with four (4) option periods of twelve (12) months each. The total estimated value of this purchase order will exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. A request for more information, or a copy of the solicitation, will not be considered an affirmative response to this Special Notice. Telephone responses or inquiries to this Special Notice will not be accepted. Fiscal Service will consider written responses received no later than 02/18/2021. Responses must be submitted electronically to [email protected], Brokertec Data /Attn: CW – ED. Responses must include sufficient evidence that clearly shows your company is capable of providing the content described in this notice. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no written response is received by the aforementioned deadline that clearly demonstrates an ability to meet all requirements, and that is more advantageous to the Government, Fiscal Service will make award on a sole source basis to Morningstar, Inc. Qualified Contractors must provide the following: 1. The name and location of your company, contact information, and identify your business size (Large Business, Small Business, Disadvantaged Business, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, HUBZone, etc.). Please ensure contact information includes the name of the point of contact, email address, and telephone number, should the Government have questions regarding individual responses. 2. DUNS Number. 3. Specific details of the product(s) that your company offers in regards to this notice. 4. Whether your content is available through a Government contract vehicle or Open Market. 5. A brief capabilities statement (not to exceed 5 pages) that includes a description of your company's standard line of business, as well as a list of customers to whom your company currently provides the specific required content. The following file extensions are not allowable and application materials/data submitted with these extensions cannot be considered: .bat, .cmd, .com, .exe, .pif, .rar, .scr, .vbs, .hta, .cpl, and .zip files. Microsoft Office and Adobe compatible documents are acceptable. No other information regarding this Special Notice will be provided at this time. The period of performance for the purchase order is anticipated to be a twelve (12) month base period with four (4) option periods of twelve (12) months each. Fiscal Service may consider information received no later than 12:00 p.m. EST on Thursday, February 18, 2021, submitted electronically to [email protected], Brokertec Data /Attn: CW – ED.